Plans For The Day

So I will cast you out, and your mother who bore you, into another country where you were not born; and there you shall die. Jeremiah 22:26

A fine morning dawned over the capital city, and Coniah the king quietly left the royal suite and went down to his garage. Taking the latest model Mustang from his stable, the king drove down to the boundary road to take in the sunrise as it came up over his kingdom. The machine roared around the curves as Coniah let his pony car eat up the furlongs with its powerful engine. Highway patrolmen respectfully bowed as their in-car computers let them know it was the king out driving and not some joyrider to be pulled over and arrested. For his part, Coniah hardly noticed the cops as he thought of what needed done that day to increase his control over the kingdom and make it more to his liking. First off, that pesky prophet needed to be silenced. Bringing the king's mother into it was going too far! 

Back in the day an expression went around about hitting a person so hard his mother would feel it. God beat us to the expression by quite a few centuries as He sent a message to a king in Jerusalem by Jeremiah the prophet. The king's dear old Ma would be uprooted and taken captive along with him and both would die in another country. One can see how the king might be disinclined to believe this prophecy, or at least wouldn't want it repeated to his mother. While it may be fun to combine an ancient king and a few anachronisms,  no one really wants to bring bad news to his mother. God, in His infinite knowledge, even named the conqueror and people who would do the capturing of the royal family. Coniah's plans for the day, at least that particular day as foretold, would likely change, and his dear old Ma's too. Sorry, Ma, we're going to Babylon!

Today, many people are making plans for their respective days. But today, we all may see that next Babylon arise; the one foretold in the Revelation. Our plans may not be what we thought they would be as the Lord's prophecy marches on toward the end. For those who believe in Jesus though, there is an escape clause we anticipate with joyous praise! 

May our Lord and King be praised forevermore!

Bucky